Mahuri
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A sub-caste of Baniyas in Behar, who occupy nearly as high a rank as the Agarwals in social estimation. Like the Sikhs, the Mahuris strictly prohibit the use of tobacco, and a man detected smoking would be expelled from the community. Another peculiar usage is that marriages are always celebrated at the bridegroom's house, and not at the bride' . Trade and money-lending are the proper occupations of the Mahuri. Some of them have acquired substantial tenures and set up as landholders and zamindars. | A sub-caste of Baniyas in Behar, who occupy nearly as high a rank as the Agarwals in social estimation. Like the Sikhs, the Mahuris strictly prohibit the use of tobacco, and a man detected smoking would be expelled from the community. Another peculiar usage is that marriages are always celebrated at the bridegroom's house, and not at the bride' . Trade and money-lending are the proper occupations of the Mahuri. Some of them have acquired substantial tenures and set up as landholders and zamindars. | ||
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| + | Synonyms: Bais, Mahuri, Muhura [Orissa] | ||
| + | Groups/subgroups: Mahawar, Mahor [Bihar and/or Jhar | ||
| + | khand] | ||
| + | Surnames: Gupta, Lohani, Prasad, Ram, Tarway [Bihar | ||
| + | and/or Jharkhand] | ||
| + | Bhadani, Gupta, Prasad, Ram [Orissa] | ||
| + | Exogamous units/clans: Chandramuni [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] | ||
| + | Chandramuni, Sarbamuni [Orissa] | ||
| + | Gotra: Bharadwaj, Kapila, Sandilya [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] | ||
| + | Kashyap, Vasisht [Orissa] | ||
| + | Exogamous units/lineages (Bansa/Khandan): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] | ||
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A sub-caste of Baniyas in Behar, who occupy nearly as high a rank as the Agarwals in social estimation. Like the Sikhs, the Mahuris strictly prohibit the use of tobacco, and a man detected smoking would be expelled from the community. Another peculiar usage is that marriages are always celebrated at the bridegroom's house, and not at the bride' . Trade and money-lending are the proper occupations of the Mahuri. Some of them have acquired substantial tenures and set up as landholders and zamindars.
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(From People of India/ National Series Volume VIII. Readers who wish to share additional information/ photographs may please send them as messages to the Facebook community, Indpaedia.com. All information used will be gratefully acknowledged in your name.)
Synonyms: Bais, Mahuri, Muhura [Orissa] Groups/subgroups: Mahawar, Mahor [Bihar and/or Jhar khand] Surnames: Gupta, Lohani, Prasad, Ram, Tarway [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Bhadani, Gupta, Prasad, Ram [Orissa] Exogamous units/clans: Chandramuni [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Chandramuni, Sarbamuni [Orissa] Gotra: Bharadwaj, Kapila, Sandilya [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Kashyap, Vasisht [Orissa] Exogamous units/lineages (Bansa/Khandan): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
